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smartest_kobold t1_j1yalgy wrote

>According to an affidavit, Eckersley called 911 around 12:30 a.m. on Monday to report she had given birth in the woods of Manchester.

>At around 1:30 a.m., Eckersley was placed back into an ambulance to warm up. While speaking with an EMT, she said the baby was on the Goffstown side of the footbridge and should still be inside her tent, the report said.

>She said she gave birth around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, an affidavit said, but her boyfriend could not find a pulse on the child.

>One of the officers noted a lot of blood in a bed with blankets and a trail of blood from the bed area. The tent, a tarp, had items strewn inside and on the ground.

A lot going on here.

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giap16 t1_j1zira6 wrote

Don't forget my favorite part.

>When another detective asked Eckersley why she left the baby, she said, “What do they tell you when a plane goes down? Save yourself first.”

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[deleted] t1_j1zy08j wrote

As horrible and sensationalist as that is, it’s probably word salad from someone suffering from schizophrenia, not a statement of criminal intent. If you read between the lines of the article, and avoid taking the outrage bait, it’s clear this person was rambling nonsense. Constantly contradicting themselves.

Given the street conditions in Manchester, it’s disturbing that a police detective isn’t familiar enough with psychiatric disorders to recognize that you shouldn’t leak such things to the press. FFS. Was a social worker involved at any point in the last six months? It seems the cops knew there was a pregnant woman at the camp for quite some time…

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The_Road_is_Calling t1_j1zznnf wrote

>According to an affidavit

It wasn't leaked to the press, the quotes are from the court paperwork.

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[deleted] t1_j1zzz13 wrote

Ah shit. My bad. I did read the article, just didn’t realize that the affidavit is public by default. It definitely needs to be included in the prosecution’s evidence against her.

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Rixtertech t1_j279fni wrote

Yep. Extreme cold, blood loss, etc etc and a probably hypothermic young woman who even in her no doubt disturbed mental state told them exactly where her baby was as soon as someone remembered to have the human decency to have her sit down and be warmed. 10 bucks says it was an EMT or fireman that made it happen.

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